ORIGINAL: nctaxi
I have to see if I can find the article in D&DH but they were talking a REAL late rut this year. If I remember right it was like late Nov., I could be wrong but this moon is the rutting moon and the deer "come in" like 2 weeks or more after this moon. I'll see if I can Google it later and see.
Actually they should come in to estrous 2-4 days after the second full moon after the fall equinox. That would be the full moon coming up this Thursday. Saturday thru Monday should be peak actually breeding days for the northern hemisphere. While some actual breeding has taken place with the older does that tend to come in early,most places in the north are still in the chase phase as most does aren't quite there yet.